NW-P-0924-23
Submerged can buoy reported in Browning Passage, West Coast Vancouver Island
ExpiredReceived 19 Jul 2023, 00:00 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapNW-P-0924-23
Date
2023-07-19 22:07 UTC
Status
Published
Title
Obstruction - Submerged Object
Areas
West Coast Vancouver Island South
Categories
Submerged Object
Description
An uncharted can buoy reported just below the surface in Browning Passage at 49 07.645N 125 49.890W.
Metal silver can, 3-4ft in diameter.
Position
49° 07.645'N 125° 49.890'W
Charts
3685(NAD83)
Location map
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ExpiredAn uncharted metal can buoy about 3-4 ft in diameter was reported just below the surface in Browning Passage, West Coast Vancouver Island. Position given as 49° 07.645'N 125° 49.890'W. Report published 2023-07-19 22:07 UTC. Mariners should be aware of a navigation obstruction at this location.
Navigate with caution and maintain a sharp lookout in the area; avoid the reported position if possible.
- Type
- Drifting object · severity high
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Browning Passage, West Coast Vancouver Island South
- Validity
- From 19 Jul 2023, 22:07 UTC
Date 2023-07-19 22:07 UTC - Hazards
- submerged can buoy, navigation obstruction
- Reported
- 19 Jul 2023, 22:07 UTC (1201 days ago)The object keeps drifting: the map shows an indicative drift circle that grows with time.
- Charts
- 3685(NAD83)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCJRCC VictoriaCanada104 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Mount OzzardJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160012VHF 40range 40 NM16 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ComoxJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160014VHF 40range 40 NM51 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TexadaJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160014VHF 40range 40 NM65 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Eliza DomeJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160012VHF 40range 40 NM67 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station DiscoveryJRCC VictoriaCanadaMMSI 003160014VHF 40range 40 NM74 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 28 Sept 2026, 21:20 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.
Keywordssubmerged object